Chapter 31: As the waistband gradually widens, I do not regret, for the sake of her, I let myself grow thin and haggard.

Chapter 31: As the waistband gradually widens, I do not regret, for the sake of her, I let myself grow thin and haggard.

Changle is much calmer now! exclaimed the Empress, a look of joy lighting up her face. Youve taken care of her!The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñøv€l-B1n.

In truth, Empress Zhangsun didnt hold the same level of disrespect for Su Li as Li Er did. Men and women always have different perspectives. Li Er believed that his precious and exceptional daughter had been forced to marry Su Li, someone he considered entirely unworthy of Princess Changle.

However, in the eyes of Empress Zhangsun, Su Li proved to be a suitable son-in-law by genuinely caring for her daughter and accepting her current unconscious state.

The princess has been making remarkable progress in her recovery lately, Su Li smiled as he spoke. Furthermore, I cant really complain about the hardships. Ive been staying up all night to take care of the princess.

The Governor of the Princesss residence, a female officer, indeed had a more challenging role than Su Li. Initially, she hardly slept at night, ensuring Princess Changle was attended to prompt, even during bodily functions.

Now that everything was entrusted to Su Li, the female officer would still be present at night to handle any unexpected situations. However, unlike before, Su Li had demonstrated sufficient responsibility and commitment. Perhaps due to this, the female officer had begun to relax and even doze off occasionally, trusting that Su Li would handle things well.

Traditionally, women were accustomed to sleep during the day

Compliments were cheap, and many people could carry a luxurious carriage. Nonetheless, Su Li genuinely appreciated the hard work and wholehearted dedication of the female officers responsible for the princess, as he had witnessed it firsthand.

The female officers now fully recognized Su Li and even took the initiative to protect his status as the male host in the Princess House.

Today, with an insinuating tone, Zhangsun entered the room, but before Su Li could even intervene, the female officer retorted back at him. Clearly, the female officer was now under Su Lis care, and praising her was similar to praising himself.

When Su Li didnt take credit for the accomplishment, Empress Zhangsun simply smiled. The female officer had been personally selected by Empress Zhangsun as the governor of the Princesss residence and had initially served her. Naturally, Empress Zhangsun was well aware of the female officers character.

She was instead surprised by Su Lis indifference to honor and disgrace.After all, Su Li was just a peasant, and initially, when Empress Zhangsun and Su Li interacted, there wasnt much contact between them.

However, as Empress Zhangsun started visiting more frequently, she realized that although Su Li had the appearance of a true peasant, he didnt possess much systematic knowledge and didnt even understand the officer system of the Tang Dynasty.

But the young man could read and write. According to Su Li himself, he had taken the initiative to seek advice from passing scholars. Su Lis family didnt even have a proper school or teacher, only a tattered book of poetry, yet he had learned to read and write.

Furthermore, Su Li always displayed a keen interest whenever the officer system of the Tang Dynasty was mentioned. This indicated that Su Li possessed a high level of personal initiative and an ability to learn actively.

In terms of character, the perceptive Empress Zhangsun also noticed that Su Li, despite being a humble peasant, treated her with respect but not excessive fear. His composure and calmness surpassed that of most people.

As Empress Zhangsun, even a county magistrate who could maintain a composed thinking and communicate fluently with her was considered to have a good mentality. And here was a peasant like Su Li exhibiting the same qualities.

Empress Zhangsun took a serious look at the female officer and then nodded. The Governor of the Princesss residence was personally selected by Empress Zhangsun, who knew the character of the female attendant. Even if Su Li was more talented, it would be useless if the attendant was dishonest. In this respect, the attendant would never deceive her.

What do you think of the son-in-law? Empress Zhangsun asked again.

I dare not speak rashly but in this past month, the son-in-law has taken care of the princess with utmost dedication. He never undresses or sleeps in bed, and only yesterday he took his first bath since entering the household. The maids in the household even joked that the dirt he scrubbed off could make a basket The female attendant recounted Su Lis actions in detail.

Empress Zhangsun looked straight at the female attendant.

It is not easy, not easy at all, to receive such high praise from you, Empress Zhangsun responded.

To be able to convince the female officer from the bottom of her heart, Su Li must be genuinely good to Changle, and it would be impossible to deceive her halfway.

Based on Su Lis actions, even if he was just putting on a show, he still put in a lot of effort. To win over the trust and admiration of the maid, he must have been genuinely dedicated to taking care of Princess Changle.

That was enough to be able to treat my daughter well and have a sense of self-improvement.

The female officer was still talking about what Su Li had done until, in the end, she suddenly thought of something.

By the way Your Majesty, this is a calligraphy piece that the Duke left on the desk earlier. The female officer took out a piece of half-torn paper from her pocket.

It was the calligraphy piece that Su Li left on the desk after practicing Yan Gongs regular script.

On the torn half of the rice paper, there were two lines of large, square characters, vigorous and majestic.

The belt gradually widens, but no regrets at last. For her, I become haggard!

As she slowly recited, Queen Zhangsuns voice was gentle

As for why this piece of paper was torn in half?

Su Li originally intended to write a whole poem but he couldnt remember it. He suddenly realized that he could only remember the classic lines from many poems, and he couldnt recite them in full anymore

Trying to piece together a poem with his limited knowledge didnt leave Su Li with a good feeling, so he decided to tear up his poor attempt and left only the original two lines.